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| author [first name] | title | language | publication | id code | last modification | view |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Morgenstern | * Der Werwolf | German | Arg-1652-825 | 2013-02-11 18:44 Manfred | only this remove | |
| Sven Collberg | Varulven | Swedish | Arg-1654-825 | 2013-02-13 17:00 Manfred | only this add | |
| Alexander Gross | The Werewolf | English | Arg-1657-825 | 2013-02-13 18:39 Manfred | only this remove | |
| Hans Eiseneck | El Hechicero | hispana | Arg-1656-825 | 2013-02-13 18:46 Manfred | only this add | |
| R. Platteau | Le loup-garou | French | Arg-1655-825 | 2013-02-13 21:56 Manfred | only this add | |
| Max Knight | The Banshee (An Approach) | English | Arg-1660-825 | 2013-02-13 22:36 Manfred | only this add | |
| Bertilo Wennergren | La lupfantomo | Esperanto | Arg-1653-825 | 2013-02-14 23:29 Manfred | only this add |
Christian Morgenstern, | Christian Morgenstern, | |
| translated by Alexander Gross | ||
| Ein Werwolf eines Nachts entwich | A Werewolf, troubled by his name, | |
| von Weib und Kind und sich begab | Left wife and brood one night and came | |
| an eines Dorfschullehrers Grab | To a hidden graveyard to enlist | |
| und bat ihn: „Bitte, beuge mich!“ | The aid of a long-dead philologist. | |
| Der Dorfschulmeister stieg hinauf | “Oh sage, wake up, please don’t berate me,” | |
| auf seines Blechschilds Messingknauf | He howled sadly, “Just conjugate me.” | |
| und sprach zum Wolf, der seine Pfoten | The seer arose a bit unsteady | |
| geduldig kreuzte vor dem Toten: | Yawned twice, wheezed once, and then was ready. | |
| „Der Werwolf“ – sprach der gute Mann, | “Well, ‘Werewolf’ is your plural past, | |
| „des Werwolfs, Genitiv sodann, | While ‘Waswolf’ is singularly cast: | |
| dem Werwolf, Dativ, wie man’s nennt, | There’s ‘Amwolf’ too, the present tense, | |
| den Werwolf, - damit hat’s ein End!“ | And ‘Iswolf,’ ‘Arewolf’ in this same sense.” | |
| Dem Werwolf schmeichelten die Fälle | “I know that--I’m no mental cripple-- | |
| er rollte seine Augenbälle. | The future form and participle | |
| „Indessen“, bat er, „füge doch | Are what I crave,” the beast replied. | |
| zur Einzahl auch die Mehrzahl noch!“ | The scholar paused--again he tried: | |
| Der Dorfschullehrer aber musste | “A ‘Will-be-wolf?’ It’s just too long: | |
| gestehn, dass er von ihr nichts wusste. | ‘Shall-be-wolf?’ ‘Has-been-wolf?’ Utterly wrong! | |
| Zwar Wölfe gab’s in großer Schar, | Such words are wounds beyond all suture-- | |
| doch „Wer“ gab’s nur im Sinular. | I’m sorry, but you have no future.” | |
| Der Wolf erhob sich tränenblind – | The Werewolf knew better--his sons still slept | |
| er hatte ja doch Weib und Kind! | At home, and homewards now he crept, | |
| Doch da er keine Gelehrter eben, | Happy, humble, without apology | |
| so schied er dankend und ergeben. | For such folly of philology. | |
| Author of this German poem is Christian Morgenstern (Kristiano Matenstelo, *1871-05-06 - †1914-03-31). | Translation of the German poem "Der Werwolf" by Christian Morgenstern (Kristiano Matenstelo, *1871-05-06 - †1914-03-31) into English by Alexander Gross. Tiu ĉi angligo troviĝas en http://bertilow.com/literaturo/lupfantomo.html. |